2003 No. 3136

MERCHANT SHIPPING

The Merchant Shipping (Liability of Shipowners and Others) (Rate of Interest) (Amendment) Order 2003

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 8(1) of Part II of Schedule 7 to the Merchant Shipping Act 19951 and with the concurrence of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Liability of Shipowners and Others) (Rate of Interest) (Amendment) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 31st December 2003.

Amendment of period for payment of rate of interest at the prescribed rate2

The Merchant Shipping (Liability of Shipowners and Others) (Rate of Interest) Order 19992 is amended by—

a

at article 3(a)(iv), after “1st September 1999”, inserting “until 30th December 2003”; and

b

at article 3(b), after “1st September 1999”, inserting “but before 31st December 2003.”

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

David JamiesonParliamentary Under Secretary of State,Department for Transport

We concur with the making of this Order

Nick AingerDerek TwiggTwo of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends article 3 of the Merchant Shipping (Liability of Shipowners and Others) (Rate of Interest) Order 1999 (S.I.1999/1922).

This Order provides that:

i

the prescribed rate shall cease to have effect on 31st December 2003 for occurrences that take place before 1st September 1999, but the fund is constituted on or after that date; and

ii

the prescribed rate shall have effect where occurrences take place on or after 1st September 1999 but before 31st December 2003.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business.